Filing device



1,615,997 Feb, 1, s, NEIMAN FILING DEVICE 3 2% I t v Feb. 1,1927. 1,615,997 I H. s. NEIMAN FILIN? DEVICE Filed oct'. 26. 1921 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 M 21 22 234124523 (217/ #72 H "111 N: [I A; llu H I" 75 l L 2* i1.

Patented Feb. 1927.

UNITED STATES.

PATENT OFFICE.

l HOWARD S..NEIMAN, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

EILIN G DEVICE.

Application filed October 26, 1921. Serial No. 510,566.

to certain subjectsfor purposes of reference.

which would, at the same time, allow of the It is customary to have a particular file for each subject matter in which are'filed all of the cards containing the names and addresses of parties interested therein.

This system has many objections. It requires a large number of cards, especially where parties are interested in a number 0 subjects. It entails additional labor in writing out the largenumber of cards. It

requires a large number of filing boxes, or

drawers. It presents the possibility of errors in filing. These and many, other objectionable features are incident to this method of 'filing.

Itis evident that necessitate theuse of only one card, no matter in how many subjects the party is interested; which would allow all of the cards to be filed in one. container, irrespective of the subject matter; which would not require the cards to' be filed alphabetically and removal of all the cards relating to a particular subject without disturbance of the other. a

The economy and efficiency of such a sys- I tem is evident.

The filing come the dlflioulties incident to the resent employedmethods of card identi cation and possess all of the advantages of the system above described.

The device of my invention comprises a filing container having a plurality of recesses and a hole therein, so situated with respect to eachother that a rod within any recess, may be removed therefrom by a move ment around the arc of a. circle of which the hole is the center.

It is evident that the number of recesses may vary to suit the convenience of the user-a.

In the particularform of the device. of my invention, shown in the accompanying a most valuable result would be obtained by a system which would containers of my device over drawings, similar parts are designated by similar numerals.

Figure 1 IS a perspectlve view of oneform ot the device of my invention.

Figure 2 is a broken top view of "Figure 1 with filing cards inserted and some of them partly removed.

Figure 3 is a front view of Figure 1 with a filing card partly-removed therefrom.

Figures-4, 5 and 6 are various filing cards shown as filed in Figure 2. i

The particular form of the device of my invention, shown in the accompanying drawings, comprises the bottom 10, the sides 11 and 12, the front 13 and the back 14.

The front 13 has an opening 15, through which extends the rod 16, having the head i 17 and the threaded end 18.

' The threaded end 18 is capable of being threaded within the interiorly threaded member 19 fixedly attached to the back 14..

The front 13 has a plurality of recesses 20, 2 1, 2,2, 23, 24, 25 and 26, and a handle 27 for ease of withdrawal of the device from a cabinet.

Having thus described my device, I will describe its method of use, assuming that it is employed with the cards A, B and C, shown in Figures, 4, 5 and 6 respectively. Card A is supposed to carry the name and address of a party interested in the items of merchandise re%resented by'the holes 20' 23 and 26'; card These cards are introduced into'm-y device,-as shown in. Figure .2, the rod 16 pass-- in items represented by holes 22 and 25' and-cardG 1n items.20,' 21' and 24.

ing through the recess 28 of the cards A, B

and C and the holes of the cards being in alignment with the corresponding recesses A of the front 13 of my device.

-Assuming that itis desired .to' remove all of the'cards from the container relatin 'to item represented b the hole 21'; a rod 29. is passed through t erecess 21 of the device front 13 to the back 14, it being evident that the rod 29 will also pass through all the openings 21' of the cards contained therein. The rod is then raised upwardly and moved in the arcof a circle of which the rod 16 is the center, thus raising all of the cards referring to item 21, and when raised into a practically vertical position, they may be removed from engagement with the rod 16 and from the container.

It is evident that the cards relating to any out isturbance of the undesired cards.

I do not limit myself to the particular size, shape, number or arrangement of recesses and holes, nor other elements particularly described, the form of my device asshown and described being given simply for exg lzziilnation and ease of description.

at Iclaim is y 1. In a card filing device, in combination, a container having a hole in one side thereof and a plurality of recesses within the upper portion of one side thereof, a plurality of cards within the container each having a series of recesses and a series of holes in the upper portion thereof in alignmentwith the recesses of the container and each having a positioning recess in alignment with the 1 hole of the container, a positioning rod passing through the hole/in the container and the positioning recess of the cards, the card po- .sitioning recess being so positioned as to .maintain the holes and recesses of the pluportiohof one side thereof, a plurality of cards within the container each having a series of recesses and a series of holes in the upper portion thereof in alignment with the recesses of the container and each having a positioning recess in alignment with the hole of the container a ositionin rod )assin" B through the hole in'the container and the positioning'recess of the cards, the card recess being so positioned as to maintain the holes and recesses of the plurality of cards in alignment with the container recesses when the cards are within the container and being slotted to the edge of each card toallow of the removal of the cards from said positioning rod when in revolved position, the side of the cards opposite the ositioning recess being'formed to an are 0 a circle of which the positioning recess is the center,

Signed at New York city, in the county of New York and State of New York, this 24th day of October, 1921.

HOWARD S. NEIMAN. 

